Using the Policy Tester

Note: This topic applies to the Hearst Release.

Guardian’s policy tester enables you to determine what policy actions would apply for a given URL and, optionally, a specific user or group at a specific location and time. This is done by the policy tester sending an impersonated request for access to a URL.

Tip: Use the policy tester to check possible negative side effects of adding a user/group, time slot or location to a Guardian policy.

Note: The policy tester can impersonate a user or group(s) attempting to access web content. Guardian does not log impersonated requests. However, an upstream proxy may capture and log the request as coming from the user or group(s) being impersonated.